Cake or cracker box



(No Model.)

H. R. STEWART, GAKB 0R CRAGKER BOX. Y

Patented Nov. 28,1882.

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- UNITE STATES A PATENT FFICE.

HUGH It. STEWART, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAKE OR CRACKER BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,311, datedAppliea-tionfiled April 21, 1882. (N 0 model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH R. STEWART, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allegheny city, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (Jakeand Cracker Boxes, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap, light, durable, andair-tight box or package for containing and preserving in a freshcondition articles of diet, such as cake, crackers, biscuit, and thelike; also, to construct the said box in a simple and substantialmanner, so that it will resist the wear and tear of the trade. Theseobjects I attain by the devices illustrated in the annexed drawings,inwhich Figure 1 represents the blank from which my improved box is made,the dotted lines in said figure indicating the points at which the blankwill be creased in forming the box. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thebox with its lid or cover open, and Fig. 3 the box incased in a sealedwrapper.

The material which I employ for making this box consists of card, straw,or paste board,

, covered on one side with tin or lead foil, which latter, when theblank is made up into a box, constitutes the inner surface of the same.

The blank shown in Fig. 1 is composed of a layer of card orpaste boardand a layer of tin or lead foil, which can be pressed, rolled, orotherwise secured together. This blank is cut away at its corners andscored at two of its sides, as indicated, so as to form the coverflaps,the main end flaps, and the combined corner and end flaps ofthe box. Thedotted lines, which indicate the points at which the blank will becreased in forming the box, also serve in Fig.1 to space off the blankinto the several parts of the box, which saidparts are as follows:

A indicates the bottom; B B, the sides; C, the four corner and endflaps; D, the main outer end flaps; E E, the two cover-flaps, and F theflaps which will be bentinwardly to constitute supports for the cover.The blank is further formed with the tongues or catches 1 on its endflaps, 1), and with slitsor slots 2 in November 28, 1882.

its corner flaps, O, for receiving said tongues. It is also formed withthe slits or slots a in one of its cover-flaps E, and on its remainingcover-flap provided with tongues or catches a for engaging in the saidslots a 7 It will be observed that the tongues 1 on an end flap pointtoward each other, and that of the tongues formed on the cover-flap twopoint one way, while the third points in a reverse direction. Thisarrangement of tongues effective] y locks the component parts of the boxtogether after the tongues have been inserted into their appropriateslots. These tongues are preferably cut from the material which composesthe blank, and will fit snugly in the slots, so as to close the same.

In forming the box shown in Fig. 2 from this blank the sides B areturned up onthe lines G and brought at right angles to the bottom A. Thecorner flaps, G, are then turned inwardly on the lines I until theystand at right angles to the sides B, thereby perfecting the corners,and also forming the inner portions of the ends of the box. The ends Dare then turned up on the lines H and brought at right angles to thebottom A, so as to form the outer walls or portions of the box ends,their tongues being inserted from opposite directions in theirrespective slots 2 in the corner flaps by first drawingthe sidesBslightly toward each other, then inserting the tongues, and nextspringing back the said sides, which, it will be seen, carry the slottedcorner flaps. The cover-supports K are also bent inwardly into thehorizontal position shown in Fig. 2, so as to constitute strong supportsfor the two portions E of the cover. The box, having its tin or leadfoil surface L on the inside, will now be ready to receive the cake,crackers, biscuit, or other like article which it is designed tocontain.

After being filled the flaps E, forming the two portions of the cover,will be turned down and connected together by engaging the tongues ofone portion in the slots of the other. The whole is then incased in astrong paper wrap per, M, which is closely united and sealed at itsfolds or ends by suitable gum or paste,thus rendering the packageair-tight and adapted for shipment.

These packages will be light and compact, and can be kept sealed as longas may be desired. After the wrapper has been removed the covers can beopened, so as to inspect or remove any portion of the contents, and atthe same time the parts of the box will be held firmly together.

Prior to my invention paper or pasteboard boxes have been lined withfoil. Hence the feature of lining a box with foil is not claimed by me;but

What I claim as my invention is The herein-described box for containingand preserving articles of diet, said box being provided with a. tin orlead foil lining, and being constructed with the bottom A, the two sidesB, the four corner and end portions 0, with 15 HUGH It. STEWART.

Witnesses:

WM. BlLLmcs, P. SOLARK.

